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Michael J. Sieler Jr.
Summary
• Microbiome scientist with 5+ years of experience developing molecular, computational, and statistical research methods
• Research how multiple environmental factors interact with the gut microbiome to influence host health
• Robust data analytic skills in multivariate statistics and machine learning to drive research experiments forward
• Demonstrated abilities to collaborate and take leadership in cross-laboratory experiments
• Experienced in written, oral and visual communication across scientific and public audiences
Education
Ph.D. Microbiology, minor in Biological Data Sciences
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon
2020 - estimated 2025
B.Sc. Bioresource Research, options in Bioinformatics and Genomics
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon
2017 - 2020
Professional Experience
Owner
MJSieler Consulting
Corvallis, Oregon
May 2022 - Present
Designed, developed, and deployed educational video game software for clients to fulfill grant requirements for communicating scientific research.
Projects: Virtual Fish.
Tools Used: C#, Unity, Python, SQL
Graduate Research Student
Sharpton Lab (Oregon State University)
Corvallis, Oregon
Sep. 2020 - Present
Investigate how environmental factors (diet, pollutants, pathogens, etc.) interact with the gut microbiome to influence host health using the zebrafish model organism.
Projects: Impacts of diet & infection, temperature & infection, and chronic antibiotic exposure on gut microbiome. MicrobialBioinformaticsHub
Tools Used: R, Python, DADA2, Phyloseq, multivariant statistics, machine learning, Unix/Linux, zebrafish husbandry
Undergraduate Research Student
Sharpton Lab (Oregon State University)
Corvallis, Oregon
Nov. 2018 - Sep. 2020
Developed novel gnotobiotic microbiome methods using zebrafish.
Projects: Benzo[a]pyrene effect on zebrafish gut microbiome
Tools Used: R, DADA2, Phyloseq, Zebrafish husbandry
Undergraduate Research Student
Mahmud Laboratory (Oregon State University)
Corvallis, Oregon
Nov. 2017 - Nov. 2018
Assist PhD students and Post-docs with research projects.
Projects: Discovering novel antibiotics
Tools Used: Bacterial culturing, DNA extraction, PCR, Gel Electrophoresis,